Vince Aletti, collector, author, curator and winner of this year’s AIPAD Award, lives in a seven-room apartment in New York’s East Village. It’s filled to the brim with his enormous collection, or as he describes it, “a collection of collections”, of magazines, photographs, books, vinyl records, and all manner of ephemera. Still, there’s always room for more. How would you describe yourself as a collector? – As someone who looks…
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In September last year, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced the acquisition of a collection of 209 photographs by the French photographer Eugène Atget. It had been built over 25 years by Dan and Mary Solomon, by carefully adding one masterpiece after another. The couple prefers to keep a low profile in the photography world but are incredibly active as collectors, curators, publishers, and most significantly as generous donors to…
AIPAD presents the 2nd edition of the Monumental exhibition. This special project show- cases large-scale photographic works throughout the public areas of The Park Avenue Armory, providing a unique opportunity for galleries and their artists to display new, challenging and impactful pieces not generally shown at fairs, creating a captivating visual spectacle for visitors. This article originally appeared in the AIPAD Catalogue sponsored by MUUS Collection. The Photography Show…
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On the occasion of the month of photography and on the fringes of "Paris Photo 2022", the Nouchine Pahlevan Gallery presents "I Want Him To Be Ocean" by Christian Mamoun. This exhibition invites itself into the heart of a kind of waiting room before entering the adult world. In the meantime, this Parisian youth are questioning themselves , confronted with "sturm et drang" impulses (the storm and the impulse), which…
Nino Mier Gallery presents Women’s Work, an exhibition of photographs and videos by Finnish artist IIU SUSIRAJA. Susiraja is known for her still and moving image portraits, which capture the artist in her own home or her parents’ home, interacting with items such as housekeeping tools and pantry staples with prurient, deadpan humor. In Women’s Work, which will be on view from February 18 - March 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, Susiraja brings a…
Spanning the years 1976 to 1981, The Beginning brings together the earliest works of acclaimed American photographer Tina Barney (b. 1945). Featuring images largely unseen by the public, the exhibition chronicles a period of technical and artistic development that would lay the foundation for the complex and incisive tableaux that ultimately established Barney as a key figure in international photography. While quarantining during the Covid-19 outbreak, Barney began to sort…
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The Denver Art Museum (DAM) presents Fazal Sheikh: Thirst | Exposure | In Place, an exhibition created from three projects photographer Fazal Sheikh made on the Colorado Plateau from 2017 to early 2023. Sheikh’s portraits and landscapes shed light on the far-reaching consequences of extractive industry and climate change. Born in 1965 in New York City, Sheikh creates images of displaced communities and marginalized people that prompt awareness of the…
In December 1972, Melissa Shook (1939–2020) began a series of daily self-portraits in her Lower East Side apartment that she would continue until August 1973. Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973 published by TBW Books is the artist’s complete series of 192 photographs published together for the first time. With her medium format, black and white photographs, Shook captures herself in a variety of poses creating a more complete portrait than could be…
Open Doors Gallery presents Thorns by Allan Salas. “Thorns is a project that delves into the depths of pain, hardships, and resilience. It is a meditation on existence, uncertainty, and our innate desires for protection. Embarking on a journey that seeks to comprehend and unravel the emotional connections we forge with the world around us.” — Allan Salas, 2024 Thorns continues the artists investigation into themes surrounding grief and the…
Patron Gallery presents their third solo exhibition with New York-based artist Brittany Nelson (b. 1984). Nelson’s conceptual practice explores how science fiction, and the ongoing pursuit of space exploration, offer venues for the consideration of new social possibilities outside the limitations of heteronormative society. Utilizing analog chemical photographic techniques, historical science fiction and its archive, and visual culture from recent NASA missions, Nelson suggests how extraterrestrial, or non-human actors can…
We learned from Pace Gallery of the passing of artist Lucas Samaras on March 7 at age 87. Pace Gallery writes. Working in the digital realm long before it was associated with fine art, Samaras pioneered radical new modes of image making throughout his storied career, pushing and redefining the boundaries of portraiture and self-portraiture over the course of seven decades. Centering on the body and the psyche, Samaras’s autobiographical…
Robert J. Hutchinson : Follow your instincts! In everything he looks for the strength to surpass himself. In his own words, "If the path you're on doesn't take you where you want to go, don't hesitate - change it! So it was that, after more than 15 years' experience in film and television production, Roby Hutchinson left it all behind overnight to make a decisive career change, abandoning his chosen…
The Griffin Museum of Photography presents In the Room Where it Happened: A Survey of Presidential Photographers, on view through March 31, 2024. The exhibition showcases the works of White House photographers from the last six decades, providing an insightful look into both the history of the U.S. presidency and the responsibilities of photographing it. The exhibition features work by the Chief Official White House Photographers since the Kennedy Administration…
Les Douches la Galerie presents the new exhibition by Thomas Boivin, Ici – Belleville, Ménilmontant, Place de la République. Since 2010, Thomas Boivin has continued his photographic work in the north-east of Paris, walking around his home, strolling through the streets, always favoring beautiful light. His portraits of passers-by or residents encountered in a multicultural neighbourhoods, with whom he very often establishes a dialogue, his urban landscapes which bring out…
It’s the editorial team’s favorite! Brian Finke recently published this series in The Wall Sreet Journal. Sukeban, a Japanese wrestling league that recently made its U.S. debut in NYC. It got it’s name after the 1960s Japanese female gang subculture. The 90 minute premiere featuring wrestling between four ‘stables’ or crews, was the start for this new and chic sport, that includes flying heroes and incredible customs. https://brianfinke.com/project/sukeban
Dorothée Nilsson Gallery presents until April 20th an exhibition of photographs by Gerry Johansson. Gerry Johansson is known for capturing towns scattered across the globe, particularly in the United States, Sweden, and Germany. His primary objective is to showcase the influence individuals have on their surrounding environments and how cities evolve over time. His independent, layered visual language is the central thread that connects the places aesthetically with each other.…
The Saltzman Family Foundation—in cooperation with the Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW) and PHOTOFAIRS New York— announced Keisha Scarville as the recipient of the coveted new arts award: the Saltzman Prize, an award for Emerging Photographer of the Year. This prestigious new annual prize will honor Scarville with a $10,000 award, and give additional funds to support a solo exhibition of her work within the CPW booth at PHOTOFAIRS…
Jean-Baptiste Gauvin, a collaborator of L’Oeil de la Photographie, has just published a book on Monet with Ateliers Henry Dougier. The title: La mer terrible selon Monet. He talks about it like this: "From September to November 1886, Claude Monet was on the island of Belle-Île-en-Mer, the largest in Brittany. The painter, until now accustomed to the sea of Étretat, faced a new territory: the Atlantic ocean. Belle-Île is the…
The Berlin Academy of Arts reveals the stimulating relationship between the East German photographer and the Swiss-American artist. An exhibition of crossed perspectives celebrating the free and absolute artistic practice of Gundula Schulze Eldowy. Large black and white photos hang from the ceiling. Through these faces, resonates the story of an East Berlin marked by war, of a city engulfed by its fate. The portrait of this elderly woman, with…
Coming to be a resident this fall-winter, as part of the “Young Audience and Creation” supported by Drac Normandie and AM Art Films, Anaïs Boudot led a workshop for students from the Bellême school for 4 months and completed several new creative projects. She benefited from a presentation in 2 parts with 2 exhibitions and an in situ commission. Jour le Jour, 2019–2024 This long-term series is a photographic diary…
Eric Mistler is a Franco-Argentinian director-photographer, his book « Sportives ! » is a collection of black and white portraits of women practicing a sport represented at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Women of all ages, of all origins, amateurs in the first sense of Olympism. The photos were taken throughout France, in close cooperation with clubs and associations. All Olympic disciplines are represented. The values defended by…